“Starr King: The Orator Who Saved the Union”
In a readers’ theatre presentation, learn how Starr King’s life and religious beliefs compelled him to speak against slavery and for social justice at a pivotal time in American history.
In a readers’ theatre presentation, learn how Starr King’s life and religious beliefs compelled him to speak against slavery and for social justice at a pivotal time in American history.
Who was Starr King and why is he called the “orator who saved the Union?” As a Unitarian minister in the middle of the nineteenth century, he was widely recognized as a scholar, a skilled speaker, and a compassionate leader of congregations in Massachusetts and … read more.